Hogmanay and Happy New Year

I went to Hogmanay with my family. Hogmanay is a celebration for the upcoming New Year. We walked with torches. On the walk you pass Edinburgh castle, a ferris wheel and a merry go ride. You walk for a while more and when you reach the top of Calton Hill you see fireworks. They are gorgeous. They are right above your head with the colors red, blue, orange, yellow, green and more. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I Spy Edinburgh

Here is a short video of when I was on the rooftop of the Camera Obscura. Can you find the ferris wheel, the Museum on the Mound with a green top, St Giles Cathedral that has a top called a crown spire that you can see the light blue sky through, and the Hub which is a really tall building but you have to find the cross on it? Will you please tell me if you find them all or one or two of them?

Edinburgh and the Camera Obscura

I went to the Camera Obscura today. It is so cool. The Camera Obscura is a place where they have special types of glasses and mirrors. We saw Europe's largest plasma dome and went on the Vortex Tunnel. The Vortex Tunnel is a rideish type of thing that was made in a way so that the wall was spinning but not the metal bridge you are standing on. It was creepy but so cool. We planned on doing it once but was so fun we did it twice. Brock fell over whenever we had been on for half of it.

My Day in Edinburgh

Today for lunch I ate Mushy Peas and Buttery Mash. It was yummy in my tummy. Buttery Mash is like buttery mashed potatoes. Mushy Peas are like plain peas and extra good mashed peas mixed with it. My mum had fish & chips. The Scottish Restaurant was on the Royal Mile. The Royal Mile starts at Edinburgh Castle and goes all the way to Holyrood Palace. I went to Edinburgh Castle right before lunch. It is a beautiful place. It has a whole bunch of cannons on the top. The Edinburgh Castle has been standing since the 9th century.

St Andrews Cathedral

We rented a car and drove to St Andrews. It is a famous golfing town. We saw a lot of golfers on the golf course from our hotel. Our hotel room had a window right where we could see the last hole. We walked around the area and saw a cathedral. It is called St Andrews Cathedral. It was Scotland’s largest medieval church. Even though there is not much left of it, it is a beautiful place in sight of my eyes. If you were there with me you would have loved it.

An Aberdeen Adventure

Right now I am in Aberdeen. It is a beautiful place. It is in Scotland by the North Sea. Our time here is much later than my wonderful friends back home. When I am eating dinner it is about lunchtime for you. The night I wrote this I ate Pad Thai, yum!

Takeoff

I’m in Europe! On the big plane from Detroit to London I watched the Smurfs movie and read an American Girl book about Cécile. London is very fun. I had hot cocoa and watched the red double decker buses whiz by. I will be back to spend more time in London soon, but first I rode a train to Scotland! Oh boy! My seat had a table and I could eat and drink and watch everything go by outside the window. I left London at 2 p.m. and got to Aberdeen at 9 p.m. so I had a long time to see things. I saw sheep, a bridge, a castle, and fireworks.